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Janet Hartranft
Assistant Professor of Art
M.S. and Ph.D. in Art Education from The Pennsylvania State University.
Dr. Hartranft's research centers on the sociocultural functions of art in contemporary society and she is particularly interested in the relationships of art, artists, and society. The course she teaches, "Commentary on Art," is an undergraduate, writing-intensive course for art majors in which students examine the different roles of artists and audience in contemporary society. Dr. Hartranft has given presentations at conferences of The National Art Education Association and from 1995 to 1996 was a member of a national team of scholars that evaluated Getty Education Institute professional development programs and assisted in the development of The Quiet Evolution: Changing the Face of Arts Education (1997), a publication that chronicled the influence of discipline-based art education programs.
Janet Hartranft
Assistant Professor of Art
M.S. and Ph.D. in Art Education from The Pennsylvania State University.
Dr. Hartranft's research centers on the sociocultural functions of art in contemporary society and she is particularly interested in the relationships of art, artists, and society. The course she teaches, "Commentary on Art," is an undergraduate, writing-intensive course for art majors in which students examine the different roles of artists and audience in contemporary society. Dr. Hartranft has given presentations at conferences of The National Art Education Association and from 1995 to 1996 was a member of a national team of scholars that evaluated Getty Education Institute professional development programs and assisted in the development of The Quiet Evolution: Changing the Face of Arts Education (1997), a publication that chronicled the influence of discipline-based art education programs.
For more information about the content and substance of Dr. Hartranft's
teaching, please visit her course web site at: http://www.courses.psu.edu/art/art122w_jlh18/